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avatar Anonymous

My best friend has started to fall into peer pressure and says that I'm starting to get lame. Should I continue being this person's friend?

We've been best friends since Kindergarten.
We're in 9th grade.
He says i should follow the in-crowd so I can be more "popular".
He uses me for my homework most of the time.
He didn't start acting this way until high school started.
This is really bugging me because I'm trying hard to be his friend but I'm starting to see the real him come out.
HELP!!!

Question applies to ages: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18


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avatarLizInHolt I'm guessing that you already think that your friend isn't much of a friend any more. Sounds like he's using you to do the hard work (homework) while he's off trying to be popular. Something similar happened to me once. It made me angry AND sad. My uncle gave me some good advice, that relationships change as you grow up and that's what high school is all about -- making new friends based on who you are NOW, not just who you grew up with.
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avatarMariah you dont need to be popular..
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avatar Anonymous I don't think he's a friend if he thinks your lame . You should find new friends .
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avatarashley dont fall into peer pressure and tell your friend that you dont need or do that stuff. also say if you dont wont to be my friend then fine but if you do change your ways then come talk to me. i'v been friends with you since kindergarten and you wont to lose a good friend over peer pressure
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avatarKayla No, bro no.
Friends are over-rated. Especially the kind that thinks they are cooler than you.
Smack them.

And High School stuff is soooo dumb. It is horrible in Freshman year. No worries you can make better friends.
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avatar Anonymous Tell him how you feel. but stay true to yourself
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avatar Anonymous Just sit your friend down and be like why are you acting so diffrent because we are in high school now. And be like if you just going to use me to copy of mi work then i dont want to be friends.
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